Author: Ethan Jordan

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will meet today, at 5:30 p.m., for its regular scheduled meeting and work session. The meeting will be conducted through teleconference. Anyone wishing to attend the meeting can dial-in at 425-436-6345. After dialing in, you’ll be prompted to input the code 585174. Up for consideration is a motion to authorize staff to move forward […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR United Way of Northeast Georgia will host its first-ever virtual golf tournament this October. Organized by the nonprofit’s Oconee County Advisory Council, the month-long 2020 Virtual Golf Tournament offers golfers an opportunity to play any local 18-hole golf course while supporting a local nonprofit. Players who register with a $20 donation to United Way of Northeast […]

Dr. Michele Shirley has been named interim President of North Georgia Technical College, following the recent death of College President Dr. Mark Ivester. According to officials with NGTC, Dr. Shirley has served as NGTC’s Vice President of Administrative Services since February and previously was the Director of Administrative Services for the college since 2017. She has served in various roles […]

The Historic Ritz Theatre has announced that the Vintage Vixens show has been rescheduled to Friday, October 30. According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, the show, originally scheduled for Friday, September 25, has now been rescheduled to October 30. She says all tickets purchased for the original show date will still be honored. Again, the Vintage Vixens performance […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting Stephens County has reached 1,000 positive COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the global pandemic. The report shows 33 COVID-19 related deaths in Stephens County. The latest report was released Sunday afternoon. DPH is now reporting Habersham County with a total of 66 deaths, and 1,557 total positive cases of the […]

Family Connection is hosting a fundraising event in downtown Toccoa. Family Connection of Stephens County Executive Director Noel Pauley says while many fall festivals are being forced to cancel due to COVID-19,  Family Connection has decided to host a Scarecrow Walk as an alternative event for families to enjoy. She says businesses, churches, organizations, and even individuals will enter scarecrows […]

The fourth season of the Ritz Theatre’s Open Mic Monday will begin tonight in downtown Toccoa. The competition will begin at 7 p.m. and continue on the third Monday of each month through December, culminating in a Winner’s Showcase in January. Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh tells WNEG News this year’s competition is modeled, similar to last year’s competition, […]

A Cleveland man was killed in a single-motorcycle wreck outside of Toccoa on Monday, September 14. According to officials with the Georgia State Patrol, 50-year-old Joe Earl Dean was killed when his 1998 Harley-Davidson FHR struck a culvert after traveling off the east shoulder of GA 106. Dean from thrown from the motorcycle after it overturned. The wreck was reported […]